'The Witches' Gets Backlash From Disabled Community & Studio Responds

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Also Read: 'The Witches' Sparks Backlash From Disability Community - and a Warner Bros. ApologyHathaway’s villainous character in the film is at times seen with three webbed fingers on each hand, something that can happen naturally and is often referred to as “split hand,” or clinically as ectrodactyly or symbrachydactyly.

HBO Max’s recent Halloween offering, “The Witches,” is meant to be a fun romp for kids who are looking for something a bit spookier than your typical children’s film. However, after the reviews skewered Robert Zemeckis’ latest film and “The Witches” debuted on the streamer, various people in the disability community began to voice their issues with the film’s depiction of its main villain, the Grand High Witch (played by Anne Hathaway).

Anne Hathaway is issuing an apology for her character’s hands in HBO Max’s The Witches revival.

apology from Warner Bros studio, the Academy Award-winning actress promised to ‘do better’ in a statement on Instagram and said ‘I owe you all an apology for the pain caused’.The recent adaptation of the 1983 Roald Dahl book stars Anne Hathaway as the Grand High Witch.In the film, the GHW is portrayed with three fingers on each hand, with many people with disabilities saying that she appears to have Ectrodactyly, a limb abnormality that’s commonly referred to as ‘split hand.’British Para swimmer

Warner Bros. is apologizing to the disability community over the depiction of characters in its new movie, The Witches.

The Witches film. The film, based on the Roald Dahl classic, features evil characters who have distinct hand and feet abnormalities.

Warner Bros. has issued a statement saying the studios regrets "any offense caused" by a character design seen in recent release The Witches after online backlash from the disability community.

has received when it comes to Anne Hathaway’s character, the Grand High Witch.Hathaway plays the iconic villain in the latest adaptation of Roald Dahl's beloved 1983 children's book, and her character is missing fingers. Some pointed out that the hands are similar to those with the limb abnormality ectrodactyly, also known as «split hand,» which involves the deficiency or absence of one or more central digits of the hand or foot.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterWarner Bros. has apologized after being criticized by people with disabilities over the depiction of Anne Hathaway’s character in “The Witches.” In a statement, the studio said it “regretted any offense caused.”In the recent Robert Zemeckis-directed adaptation, Hathaway’s villainous character, known as the Grand Witch, has missing fingers.